Laquer Stiks
 

I got and tried some lacquer stiks. I rubbed the stick on the area and got the results I wanted. The hard part is that you get it on additional areas. Took it off with brake fluid on a rag. This took off too much. I decided I needed a new tool. So I took a long stick eraser, sharpened a point on it and used it to rub on the lacquer and then apply that to the areas needing a touch-up. I left my eraser point about twice the size of a head of a straight pin. As I finished one color I cleaned the eraser really good and moved onto the next color. Be careful not to leave any crumbs of coloring on your workbench. I really needed the tool for getting to the Geishert lettering by the safety. The eraser tool is very pliable, picks up the substance pretty well and allows you to put pressure where you need it. You then have a ready made dauber for applying the lacquer. I think the gold looks really good. Sometimes I used a Q-tip for removing the excess.

Another possibility of a good material to make into a dauber is a wine bottle stopper. Not one made of cork, but the newer, rubber kind of plugs they now put in wine bottles. I don't think the cork material will do the job.

That's a fine idea. You come up with all kinds of clever stuff, Cap. Thanks

Charlie

Ever think of putting some lacquer stik on other weapons? Yesterday I did. I put it on some hunting guns. On an old Winchester '97, I got an odd result. The gold stik shows up as more white than gold; but is very nice looking, and it shows up on the lettering very well. It's results must be from the metalurgy of the Winchester and the type of bluing they used???
Anybody know the answer or have similar results?
thanx
jack

From your comment, I have to wonder if the stick material is not reacting with the bluing...

I used lacquer a lot in the past, but I stopped using it. It makes the gun's visual appearance at least 1-2% newer due to the strong contrast between white and deep blue. Also, it makes halo and uneven area around stamp unclear.

I guess it was used extensively in the past because it's hard to show marks and stamps in B&W picture era. Nowadays, those hi-resolution digital camera makes it unnecessary.

The experience with the Winchester is my only such result. If you haven't tried the gold, you haven't seen how it makes a Luger look. The darker the bluing the, the nicer it appears, in my opinion. I tried the gold on a new Colt 1911 and again it looks SUPER. the Colt has a lot of inscriptions and they give the gun a different look. As I have said before it makes the Gesihert on the safety area (of a Luger) look just like original.
Jack